Object photograph·C05591b·1927–1931

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II (Me. 0833)

Terracotta head from Mersinaki with a rounded face and a thick band across the top of the head — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05591b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale, pitted head with a rounded face, heavy-lidded eyes, a short straight nose and a small mouth. A thick roll or band runs across the top of the head, and the back and lower neck are broken away. It is photographed frontally against a grey backdrop, with a light card border around the print.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0833.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracota Cypro-Greek I Mersinaki I-II, Me. 0833.

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